Wikinstructions

Notes to users
 For some browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer less than version 5.5) the visual editor does not work. You can only edit using the text editor and you will not see indented items on the menus on the left. See wikitext if you want to know the markup commands to edit using the text editor. Use the sandbox to experiment in editing a wikipage. Some browsers have big problems with wikipsaces (e.g., Safari 1.3.1 bring up a blank page instead of the text to edit and cannot at this stage be used.) The wikispaces people say: "Firefox works great [for wikispaces] on all platforms, IE works fine on Windows, and Safari and IE don't work well on the Mac."
 * **You want to view this CCTRPP wiki**: That's simple -- you are already doing that.  To view other pages on the wiki, follow the links in the menu on the left and on any page you view.
 * **You want to print a page without the sidebars, etc.**: add after the URL the following: ?f=print
 * If anything gets difficult don't get turned off the wiki -- it's probably a problem with your browser or internet connection. Wait until you can get help from someone who has used the wiki before or who has a newer browser.
 * **You want to make changes to the CCTRPP wiki** (e.g., edit the text, add a wikipage, insert a picture): For this you have to be a member of the CCTRPP wiki. To join the CCTRPP wiki you **first** need to create a user name and password that applies for the whole realm of wikispaces (not only the CCTRPP wiki).  (If you have already done that to join another wikispace, e.g, ,the cct wiki, you do NOT have to do this again.)  Go to [] to do that.  Make a record of your username and password so you don't forget them.  There is no need to create a space (i.e., a wiki) of your own using the optional part 4 of the box on [].  After all that, use the back button on your browser to come back to this page.
 * **You want to join the CCTRPP wiki now you have a username and password**: go to http://CCTRPP.wikispaces.com/space/join and click on the link at the bottom "already a member?" (which means already a member of the whole wikispaces realm, not already a member of this specific CCTRPP wiki).
 * **You want to learn how to edit, create pages, insert pictures, etc.**: Experiment in the sandbox and visit the help button up on the top right.
 * **You want to create your own wiki separate from the CCTRPP wiki**: go ahead and fill in the optional part 4 of the box on [].

On uploading files

 * All wikipages and uploaded files created and linked by students on this wiki must begin with the student's initials in uppercase. (If your initials have already been "taken" by a previous student, add an extra letter in lower case, e.g., PTa for Peter Taylor.)
 * when using the file tool on the toolbar to link files to the page, keep in mind that the tool allows one to browse files by icon, which does not allow the full file name to be visible; you can hover your mouse over the icon so that full filename appears as a little popup on the mouse pointer
 * when using the file tool to select a file, note that there is a default choice to "insert the file" into the page, which causes the icon to appear on the page along with the full file name, while the "link file" option does not show the icon but creates a link where the label of the link can be any text, not just the file name itself - of course, it requires using the text editor rather than the visual editor to edit the link label. the "insert file" option saves the trouble of the link while also having a visual way to tell the format of the file

A Creative Commons License governs this space. Contributors should note that:
 * You are letting others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work but only if they give you credit.
 * You are allowing others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work.
 * You are letting others copy, distribute, display, and perform your work, but for noncommercial purposes only.

The terms under which wikispaces operate includes an idemnity clause that makes the contributor liable if someone sues them for content you contribute to a wikispace. If this worries you, please feel free not to contribute.